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distortive

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dis·tor·tive  (d-stôrtv)
adj.
Serving to distort: harsh and distortive peaks in the recorded music; a robust fortissimo without distortive vibration.


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In both cases, however, the party seeking to establish that the standard apportionment factor is either inequitable or distortive bears the burden of proof.
Moreover, while Vico admired the political and legal achievements of Rome, Miner reminds us that he never forgot "the distortive role of cupiditas in human affairs" and therefore "harbor[ed] a deep pessimism about the ultimate ability of the City of Man to sustain itself.
The egocentrism or ego bias of this stage is a favoring of one's own perspective over another's or a distortive tendency to assimilate another's point of view to one's own.
 
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